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Prince William of Denmark and Norway or Prince Vilhelm (21 February 1687 – 23 November 1705) was the youngest son of Christian V of Denmark and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, and thus a younger brother of Frederick IV. In 1696, Joachim Pritzbuer, who was replaced in 1705 by Martin Balthasar von Waldersee, was appointed Vilhelm's chamberlain.
In 1863, he accompanied 17-year-old Prince Vilhelm of Denmark to Greece where Vilhelm had just been elected king. Sponneck remained in Greece for a few years, serving as advisor to the youthful king. Following his return to Denmark, he became involved in private enterprise. In 1866 he became chairman of the control commission for the Zealandic ...
The royal family of Denmark during the Queen Margrethe II's 70th birthday on 16 April 2010. From left to right: Queen Mary of Denmark (then Crown Princess), Count Felix (then Prince Felix), King Frederik X (then Crown Prince), Crown Prince Christian (then Prince Christian), Queen Margrethe II, Count Nikolai (then Prince Nikolai), Prince Henrik, Prince Joachim and Princess Isabella
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, the bride's brother; Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, the bride's sister; Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, the bride's paternal aunt. James and Ursula Ambler, the bride's first cousin and his wife; Edward and Helen Ambler, the bride's first cousin and his wife
He was baptised on 22 June with the names Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl, and was known as Prince Frederick. [5] To the family he was known as Fredy throughout his life. [6] Christian IX of Denmark with his wife and their six children, 1862. Left to right: Dagmar, Frederick, Valdemar, Christian IX, Queen Louise, Thyra, George and Alexandra.
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In 1852 Dagmar's father became heir-presumptive to the throne of Denmark, largely due to the succession rights of his wife Louise as niece of King Christian VIII. In 1853, he was given the title Prince of Denmark and he and his family were given an official summer residence, Bernstorff Palace, north of Copenhagen. It quickly became Princess ...
Christian IX in 1898 with his and Queen Victoria's mutual great-grandson Prince Edward of York, later Edward VIII [a]. Victoria arranged the marriage of her eldest son and heir, the future King Edward VII, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, the daughter of Christian IX, which took place on 10 March 1863.